Rockets agree to deals with Danuel House, Gerald Green

Jonathan Feigen

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5:45 pm CDT, Sunday, June 30, 2019

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The Rockets began free agent marketplace by locking up pair of their own, and staying close to home to do it.

The Rockets reached agreements to sign key reserves Danuel House, Jr. and Gerald Green, keeping both fan favorites off the bench in their home town, three individuals with knowledge of the deals said.

For House, a three-year, $11.1 million deal will be a reward not just from his impressive play when signed during the season when the Rockets were rocked by injuries, but for his decision to turn down the Rockets three-year, $4.2 million and stay in the G League for two months during the season.

House, 26, exceled as a forward off the Rockets bench, averaging 9.4 points on 41.6 percent 3-point shooting in his 39 games with the Rockets, but struggled in the post-season, falling out of the rotation.

The Rockets also reached a rapid agreement with Green, who had been clear about him intention to return to his hometown team.

Green, who like House had joined the Rockets to fill in when the team was shorthanded because of injuries, had signed a 10-day contract on Dec. 28, 2017, and quickly agreed to sign a one-year deal with the Rockets last July. He immediately took another one-year, minimum contract with the Rockets on Sunday.

Green, 33, averaged 9.2 points in 20.2 minutes per game with the Rockets last season, his 12th NBA season after he was drafted as the 18th pick in 2005 out of Gulf Shores Academy.